Our Smooth Collie oldie, Deli has reached the age of 11 and was therefore properly celebrated today with dog friends, both humans and dogs. It had been snowing again the past night and our neighbourhood looked lovely covered in snow. We went around photographing this
Despite obstacles like sickness, bad weather, and our car going to the garage for repair on Dec. 27, we managed to make our way up to Särna in Dalarna over New Year. I'm happy we made the effort. As always, it was great to be
While Erik attended a wedding in Stockholm, I took our two Smooth Collies in a southern direction to Kungsbacka Brukshundsklubb in Halland. As an owner of two herding dogs / working dogs, it's beneficial for the breed to get a mental description on as many
I hope every dog owner who reads this text have had the pleasure of reading the dog-loving book 'Marley & Me' by John Grogan. The Hollywood movie by the same title was quite funny, too. Having lived with Siberian Husky sled dogs for more than
Our Smooth Collie pup 'Jörfi' is already a junior and turning one year today! She had a great birthday party yesterday with dog friends Dino (11 year-old rescue dog from Spain), Milou (14 year-old Dachshund), Polly (8 month-old Labrador pup), Primo (2-3 year-old Västgötaspets), and
Our oldest Smooth Collie, Deli reached the age of 10 on January 19 and was therefore accordingly celebrated both on her birthday and together with dog friends for brunch today. We are very grateful for still having her around! There have been times during those
We had signed Jörfi up for the MyDog 2023 in Gothenburg. This is the biggest dog show in the Nordic region and according to the organisers, close to 8000 dogs were registered for four days of dog show 5 - 8 January. Therefore it came
What better way to start a New Year than go out with a sled dog team in glorious sunshine, lots of snow and minus 16 degrees Celsius! New Year was spent with sled dog friends Bo and Susan from Kennel Ulvedalen in Särna, and our
First snow of the season and 7 month-old puppy Jörfi's first encounter with snow :-) She seems pretty enthusiastic as most dogs (and children). Everything becomes so pretty when covered in snowy powder. It's the perfect setting for coming in Christmas mood.
Photo: Gabrielle. Early morning
Autumn is here and so are all the apples and the final garden projects before it gets too late in the year. Erik and I have realised that a lot of work is needed when owning a house with a decent size of garden. All